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Thomson Reuters to host Making Tax Digital seminars and provide first customer view on MTD pilot

2nd May 2017
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LONDON, 3 May, 2017 – Thomson Reuters will be hosting a series of seminars at Accountex – the UK’s biggest accountancy exhibition and conference – on the practicalities of working with HMRC’s Making Tax Digital (MTD) regulations and providing real-life insight into the MTD pilot.

Attendees at Accountex will be able to see the new Thomson Reuters MTD solution in action and get valuable advice on how to use technology to prosper in the new digital tax world.

With less than a year before MTD goes live, it is vital that accountancy firms are preparing now for this revolution in the tax compliance process. The Thomson Reuters Countdown to Making Tax Digital seminars at Accountex will help accountants understand the latest MTD regulations as well as providing practical advice on how firms can transition to this new world.  

Mark Purdue, tax product manager at Thomson Reuters, will present the seminars on both days of Accountex and will be joined by Gary Jacobs, director of Eazitax, a growing accountancy practice working with self-employed people and small and medium-sized businesses.

Eazitax, a Thomson Reuters customer, is one of a small number of accountancy firms currently taking part in HMRC’s MTD pilot, and will be beta testing the Thomson Reuters MTD solution as part of the process.

Gary Jacobs, said: “I’m looking forward to sharing my MTD experiences at Accountex and why we decided to get involved in the MTD pilot – from day one.  There seems to be a certain inevitability to MTD, so rather than ignore it we are putting our energy into making it work for our clients so that the process is as user friendly and simple as possible.”

The seminars will take place on:

·    Wednesday 10 May 11.00-11.45am in the Digital Innovation & Technology Theatre, 2.00-2.45pm in the Making Tax Digital Theatre.
·    Thursday 11 May 10.15-10.45am in the Making Tax Digital Theatre and 2.00-2.45pm in the Digital Innovation & Technology Theatre.

Routinely attended by over 6,500 people, this year’s Accountex is the biggest yet with MTD dominating proceedings.  For the first time, there is also Making Tax Digital Theatre – underlining the challenge and impact of MTD.  

Andrew Flanagan, managing director of the accountancy software division of Thomson Reuters, said: “Accountancy is changing and technology is shaping the profession like never before.  The future of the tax system is digital, making Accountex the must-attend event for the accountancy profession to get prepared, not distracted and delayed, in future-proofing their practices.    

“MTD is having an impact right now, and with its removal from the Finance Bill and an impending snap election, we are expecting our MTD seminars and early insight and feedback on the MTD pilot to be even more popular.  Accountants want some clarity and answers now, and that’s what we will be bringing to Accountex.”
 
Alongside its MTD seminars, Thomson Reuters will be demonstrating its MTD solution on its stand 1030.

For more information on Thomson Reuters and Making Tax Digital (MTD), visit: https://www.digita.com/pro/making-tax-digital/

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